Contact
Registered Office, 46 St Nicholas St, Ipswich, IP1 1TT, England
Description
Big Drop Brewing Co. is a new craft beer company dedicated to making great beer with an ABV of no more than 0.5%.
Big Drop was launched in October 2016 by the-then City lawyer Rob Fink, along with his school-friend/band-mate, designer and entrepreneur, James Kindred. Along with renowned experimental brewer, Johnny Clayton (formerly of Wild Beer Co), they’ve perfected techniques to make alcohol-free craft beer without the need for artificial removal of alcohol.
The 2018 contract with a leading supermarket chain will require Big Drop, which moved production from a small-batch brewer in Bermondsey to Sussex-based own-label specialist Hepworth, to scale up production from 10,000 litres per month to some 40,000 litres.
Production moved to Black Sheep Brewery after a deal was agreed with Keystone Brewing Group, announced December 2024.
Big Drop was launched in October 2016 by the-then City lawyer Rob Fink, along with his school-friend/band-mate, designer and entrepreneur, James Kindred. Along with renowned experimental brewer, Johnny Clayton (formerly of Wild Beer Co), they’ve perfected techniques to make alcohol-free craft beer without the need for artificial removal of alcohol.
The 2018 contract with a leading supermarket chain will require Big Drop, which moved production from a small-batch brewer in Bermondsey to Sussex-based own-label specialist Hepworth, to scale up production from 10,000 litres per month to some 40,000 litres.
Production moved to Black Sheep Brewery after a deal was agreed with Keystone Brewing Group, announced December 2024.
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
As Paradiso Citra IPA (I'm assuming it's the same). Pours a clear yellow golden colour and a small white head. Aroma's: citrussy, grain, light resin. Retronasal it's grain, sweetish, light citrus, a bit lactose. Flavour is light bitter, light sweet, light fruity. Light bodied. Above moderate bitter finish. Not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2020
at 12:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from BeerRitz. It pours clear deep brown with a small, foamy beige head. The aroma is sweet, spicy, nutty, brown bread, caramel and malt loaf, The taste is fairly sweet upfront, bitter - sweet character throughout, caramel, toffee, toasted nuts, some fruit cake / malt loaf and some wet cardboard with a dryish finish. Light body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Decent for what it is, but perhaps a touch sweet for my personal tastes. Not too shabby for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2020
at 17:04
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2020
at 12:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear pale golden body with a decent white head. Aroma is fresh and citric fruity with just a hint of pale malt. Not sure if I really notice any pine aroma here or if it’s just a placebo effect from the name, anyway there is not much of it here. Taste is also on the citric fruity side, light bitterness and some pale malt as well, perhaps a few traces of pine as well, but think the zesty stuff seems to be more pronounced. Feels rather thin bodied but still a nice and refreshing NA beer. I think the the Paradiso Citra was a bit better.
Tried
on 03 May 2020
at 10:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Brewdog's AF Bar at Old St, London, before lockdown. Pours dark brown to black with a tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, nuts, dark chocolate. Taste: light sweet, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, char. Body quite thin. Pretty decent for a NA beer
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2020
at 07:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle. Pours dark brown, beige head. Roast nose. Typically thin bodied with noticeable roasty charcoal, coffee, dark malt grain soft bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2020
at 17:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,33 boks fra min hovedleverandør i Straensenteret, hjemme: nesten helt svart med kort skum. Røstet malt og mørk melkesjokolade. Slank kropp, tørr og med fin bitterhet i avslutningen. Et godt alkoholfritt alternativ.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2020
at 16:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pale golden with a white head - Herbal hop aroma - Malt body with a herbal hop flavour with bitterness - Th herbal hops goes into the finish - This was ok
Tried
on 27 Apr 2020
at 21:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can from BeerRitz. It pours clear amber with a sma, bubbly white head. The aroma is ripe tropical fruits, apricot, mango, peach, citrus peel, nip of pine and some gummy bears. The taste is crisp, dry, light bitterness, pithy, soda water with orange peel, kind of soapy, pine and grass with a dry, rindy finish. Light body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Nice aroma, but the taste is a touch soapy saying that its not bad for a low alcohol beer.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2020
at 11:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from BeerRitz. It pours clear golden with bubbly white head. The aroma is fresh and bright, lovely lemon - lime vibes, limeade, floral vibes and a nip of pine. The taste is firmly dry, nice hit of bitterness, floral, pithy and zesty citrus, slightly soapy, white pepper and a touch of pine with a drying, bitter linger. Light body and moderate carbonation. Works very well. Love aroma and nice hit of bitterness on the taste. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2020
at 10:03